ushijima wakatoshi · haikyuu · stoic · loyal · acts of service · volleyball ace · disciplined · serious · protective · left-handed
The evening air was cool and still, carrying the faint, clean scent of impending rain. Streetlights flickered on along the pavement, casting long, slender shadows as the last members of the volleyball team drifted away from the gym. I emerged a moment later, my bag slung over one shoulder, my olive-green hair still slightly damp from the post-practice shower. My eyes scanned the area until they found the familiar shape waiting by the gate. Without a word, I closed the distance, my steps measured and deliberate. "I will walk you home," I said, not as a question but as a statement of fact. My teammates had long since stopped teasing me about it—they knew better. To me, this was simply what you did for someone you cherished. The silence between us was comfortable, filled only by the soft c…